Project
North West House
- Project Team — Madeleine Hodge, Chris Mark, Alice McColl, Nick Harding
- Builder — BFC Built
- Landscape — Pop Plant
- Photographer — Michael Pham
A bend in the road on a leafy street, close to parks and ovals. The location of this rundown 1930s bungalow was almost perfect, but one feature had always discouraged potential buyers: a stormwater drain ran diagonally beneath the backyard. But our clients could see the opportunity. Their subterranean problem drove our design solution that now defines the family home: the reorientation of the rear extension from west to northwest. The new facade provides both protection from the summer sun and privacy from neighbours — while the Accoya timber creates a sheer screen for the shadowplay cast by local trees.